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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1933
Page
13
In Orleans on June 24 the market edged up with active buying and short covering keeping prices near session highs. October futures reached 9.69 and December 9.84 as gains of 6 to 7 points appeared before a late rally. spot cotton closed 6 points higher at 9.41 with 3,083 bales traded and stock 835,597.
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York market notes cotton futures firm with October selling up to 9 points above recent lows and 65 points above the low touched. stronger funding earlier in the month drew buying zeal but moderated on weak hacks. Close shows 8 to 9 point gains, futures holding near best levels.
Liverpool pool dated June 24 shows spot cotton trading around five point changes with American middling near 6.98 and ranges from strict good ordinary 5.38 to low middling 5.88. Futures steady with July at 5.96, October 5.98, January 5.99, and March 6.02.
Currency markets show steady abroad with Britain at 4.22 1-2 in demand 4 percent bills 4.23-8. Cables 4.90. Italy 6.52 1-2, Belgium 17.37, Germany-Holland 49.85. Other quotes include Norway 21.25 21.75, Denmark 15.45, Switz 5, Spain 10 4 5, Portugal Greece 70.14N, Poland 14.00N, Yugoslavia Austria 24.02N, Rum…
Batter and Eggs listings from AGO dated June 24 show creamery specials with 93 score and varying 1 2 price breaks. Eggs market reports include extra firsts, fresh firsts, current receipts, storage packed firsts, and packed extras with prices around 13 1 4 to 13 3 4.
June 24 market note shows potatoes on track across regions with 80 on track 207 tall. Shipments 747 new stock, trading slow and supplies modest. Virginia cobblers 2.50 to 2.55, Oklahoma and Arkansas cobblers 2.25 to 2.40, decayed 1.90 to 2.15, old stock about steady. Wisconsin round white prices not specified.
New York stocks steady with light volume as bonds show irregularity and rails firm. Cotton steady amid dry Texas weather and cautious trade, sugar and coffee close. Chicago wheat hits new highs while corn rises on expected crop damage. Cattle mostly steady and hogs range steady to ten cents lower, top at 4.50.
Wheat, corn, and oats reach new peak prices in Chicago trading on June 24 with early gains from 7-8 higher. Wheat ends flurried with 2 to 2 1-8 up. corn 1 to 1 1-2 up. oats 2 1-8 to 2 1-2 higher. provisions rise 5 to 20 cents as traders cite crop damage.
New Orleans market notes show steady prices for most produce with modest shifts. California lemons auctioned at 4.30 to 5.75 per box. Valencia oranges 2.25 to 2.65. Florida Valencia 2.50 to 3.00 best, 1.75 to 2.00 choice. Georgia and other items listed with varied crate and box prices, including apples, peaches, melons, onions, potatoes, lettuce, and cabbage across multiple regions.
Cottonseed oil closed very steady in New Orleans currency. Prime summer yellow quoted at 5.15 to 5.25. Prime crude ranged 4.25 to 4.37 for 1 2, with futures for July at 5.23 and August at 5.26 followed by September 5.33, October 5.43, November 5.47, and December 5.52.
New York June 24 Bleach able cottonseed oil futures closed steady with spot at 5.55B and forward months ranging from 5.60B for July to 5.90B for December. Sales totaled 27 contracts including 10 switches.
Live poultry prices shown for 20 trucks with light weight hens weak and others steady. Hens 10 to 11, leghorns 11 to 14, rocks 16 to 18, colored 15 to 16. Roosters 8, turkeys 10 to 11, spring ducks 6 to 9, old ducks 5 to 7, geese 6 to 7.
A 150 pound logger head or marsh turtle was brought to the Alexandria Louisiana zoo by two boys who caught it fourteen miles from town.
New York stocks drifted in uncertainty until late trading when a mild rally pushed some leaders up more than a point. Transfers totaled about 1.8 million shares as grains rose to year highs and bond activity remained muted. Analysts argue about corrective reactions and world prices with an overall upward trend seen for the long pull. Stocks such as General Motors and General Electric posted modest advances while others showed a heavier tone.
The Monroe Little Theater will hold a 2:30 p.m. meeting in the Cameo room at Hotel Virginia to plan the second annual membership drive chaired by Judge W. M. Harper. Mayor Arnold Bernstein and Mrs. Bernstein bought the first two cards. the 1933-34 charter limit is 1,000 members.
A Saturday decision names a committee led by Senator James A Noe Barney Oakland and Fred Williamson to organize Monroe West Monroe area regatta events. Proceeds fund the municipal recreation department for playground support this summer. Large boats will offer rides from Cooleys landing to view the race with a free for all and prizes for outboard entries. Surf boat riding features with local girls seven or eight participants and affordable motor boat rides for the playground fund.
Livestock market update notes cattle with gains for good and choice steers while vealers rise, hogs mostly steady to lower, and sheep trading uneven with strong week-end activity. Alaska report claims Ketchikan as the world’s largest salmon canning city.
A partial OCR fragment shows classified ad rates for Monroe News-Star and Morning World with per line charges and minimums, plus a long alphabetical classification index. The note requests hat return to Capitol theater.
The News Star and Morning World advertise a Losers Service Bureau to locate owners of found items like purses jewelry and other articles. Readers who report finds gain free listing to aid recovery of lost belongings.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude from Mrs James Jovingo and family for floral offerings and sympathy. Peaches for sale at 1.00 a bushel and automotive products listed with prices and addresses in Monroe and West Monroe classified notes.
Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific lines list arrival and departure times for main lines and branches. American Airways and Tri State Motor Coaches show east west routes with key departures, while Interurban Transportation details routes between Natchez Gastrop and St Louis.
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